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Publication - Factsheet

About public sector employment statistics

Last updated
23 June 2026 - see all updates
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector, Work and skills

Contextual information and guidance on the Scottish Government's Public Sector Employment Statistics.

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Introduction

This factsheet provides background information on the Public Sector Employment in Scotland Statistics, which are published quarterly.

These statistics provide useful information on the level and structure of employment in the public sector in Scotland.

The most recent and previous versions of this release are available via the Public Sector Employment Statistics collections page.

For links to the web tables and other related links please see the Publications and related links section of this factsheet.

More statistical publications relating to Scotland's labour market can be found on the Labour Market Statistics home page.

Contact

If you have any enquiries relating to Labour Market Statistics then please contact us at:

Labour Market Statistics,
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
E-mail: LMStats@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician
E-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

First published
24 September 2019
Last updated
23 June 2026 - show all updates

  1. Updates made to published information and revisions policy added to this web section.

  2. New page added on Organisations in the Public Sector in Scotland.

  3. Updates made to Introduction, Quality and Methodology Information, Classifications, Local Government Employment, Youth Employment, Publications and Related Links, and Data Collection and Validation pages.

  4. Updates made to Local government employment and Background notes pages.

  5. Updates made to Local government employment and Background notes pages.

  6. Updates made to classifications and local government employment pages.

  7. Updated local government employment and youth employment in the public sector pages.

  8. Updated Background notes and Local government employment

  9. Updates made to background notes, local government employment and youth employment in the public sector pages.

  10. Updates made to background notes, classifications and local government employment pages.

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